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Subject: Possible Charges that could Result from Bugging Inquiry
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http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4706905
March 30, 2006
Possible Charges that could Result from Bugging Inquiry
Chief Randy Hundley
We have new information on the Lafayette Police Department bugging
investigation.
Our I-Team broke the story last month when we were the first to
reveal the existence of a hidden listening device inside the
Lafayette Police Station, a bug reportedly planted by cops to spy on
other cops.
Since then, Police Chief Randy Hundley's secretary, Jeanette Luque,
has filed a formal complaint.
That has prompted District Attorney Mike Harson to initiate a state
police investigation.
As a result, the Durel administration has placed Chief Hundley on
administrative leave with pay pending the results of the inquiry.
An inquiry that could result in formal charges against the chief and
other members of his department.
According to Louisiana law, the interception of an oral conversation
by means of a concealed device manufactured specifically for that
purpose is a crime, that if convicted, carries a sentence of anywhere
from two to ten years in prison.
That is the type of device that Chief Randy Hundley's secretary,
Jeanette Luque, alleges was hidden without her knowledge, underneath her desk.
If the recording device had been a conventional cassette recorder
left in clear view in a shared work environment that would have been
legal because according to the law, cassette recorders are routinely
used to play or record a wide variety of things and people in that
type of an environment would have no legal expectation of privacy.
But, when the device in question is specially designed for
eavesdropping, when it's hidden from view, like under a desk and in a
location where people being spied on have an expectation of privacy,
like a private office, it's against the law.
And that is exactly what Hundley's secretary is alleging.
So, who planted the bug and why?
According to sources close to the investigation, four members of the
police department reportedly loyal to Chief Hundley were responsible
for the manufacture, placement, maintenance and monitoring of the device.
As for why, sources initially indicated the bug was part of an
investigation into a possible abuse of overtime by some employees,
but now, there are indications the bug may have been used simply to
determine who was loyal to Chief Hundley and who wasn't.
So, why plant the bug under the desk of the chief's secretary?
Jeanette Luque has been with the department for upwards of two
decades, serving as secretary for four chiefs.
She is, by reputation, a respected and trusted member of the
department, someone people feel comfortable talking to,so if someone
were looking for a location where people are more likely to share
information, Luque's office would be the ideal spot for a listening device.
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